CVE-2014-5161

Published: Aug 1, 2014Modified: May 6, 2026

5.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

The dissect_log function in plugins/irda/packet-irda.c in the IrDA dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.9 does not properly strip '\n' characters, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer underflow and application crash) via a crafted packet.

Affected (9)

Products: Wireshark: Wireshark

1 product

Configuration A

9 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.10.0
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.10.1
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.10.2
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.10.3
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.10.4
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.10.5
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.10.6
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.10.7
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.10.8

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (14)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00033.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00025.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00058.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/57593

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3002

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-08.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=16f8ba1bed579344df373bf38fff552ab8baf380

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00033.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00025.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00058.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/57593

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3002

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-08.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=16f8ba1bed579344df373bf38fff552ab8baf380

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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